Reading Stories Vocabulary


Unit 1

Old Yeller
lunging - moving forward suddenly
nub - a lump or a small piece
romping - playing in a rough, boisterous way
rowdy - rough; disorderly; quarrelsome
slung - thrown, cast, or hurled
speckled - marked with many small spots
Unit 2

Mother Fletcher's Gift
apparently - seemingly; with the appearence of
fixtures - things put in place to stay
flimsy - easily torn or broken; not strongly made
incident - something that happens; event
subscribe - to give your consent or approval; agree
survive - to continue to exist; remain
Unit 3

Viva New Jersey
corridors - long hallways; passages in a long building into which rooms open
destination - place to which someone or something is going or being sent
groping - feeling about with the hands
menacing - threatning
mongrel - animal of mixed breed, especially a dog
persisted - kept on; refuse to stop or be changed
pleas - request of appeals
Unit 4


Saving the Rain Forest
basin - all the land drained by a river and the streams that flow into it
charities - organizations for helping those in need or the enviornment
equator - an imaginary circle around the middle of the earth
erosion - process of gradully wearing away by glaciers, running water, waves, or wind
evaporates - changes from a liquid to a gas
exported - sent goods out of one country for sale in use for another
industrial - engaged in or connected with business, trade, or manufactured goods
recycled - processed or treated so it can be used again
tropics - regions near the equator that are also the hottest parts on earth
Unit 5


When Crowbar Came
aggresive - taking a first step in an attack
detect - discover or to find out